TY - JOUR T1 - Clarification of the common aspects of dignity in end-of-life care JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 76 LP - 76 DO - 10.1136/eb-2014-102007 VL - 18 IS - 3 AU - Gabriella Trussardi AU - Merryn Gott Y1 - 2015/07/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/18/3/76.abstract N2 - Commentary on: Guo Q, Jacelon CS. An integrative review of dignity in end of life care. Palliat Med 2014;28:913–40.OpenUrlThe paper has significant implications for policy and practice given the increasing mention of ‘dignity’ as a preferred outcome for healthcare, particularly within a palliative and end-of-life care context.The findings point clearly to a need for future research to develop a more nuanced understanding of dignity which takes into account cultural differences in how the term is understood.A key aim of palliative care is to provide patient-centred care that encompasses both the person at their end of life and those they are emotionally close to. In this frame the purpose of palliative care … ER -